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Arteries
Arteries are blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart. TERM 2
Capillaries
DEFINITION 2 Capillaries are the smallest of a body's blood vessels and are part of the micro circulation. TERM 3
Veins
DEFINITION 3 In the circulatory system, veins (from the Latin vena) are blood vessels that carry blood towards the heart. TERM 4
MyoCardium
DEFINITION 4 Cardiac muscle is a type of involuntary striated muscle found in the walls of the heart, specifically the. TERM 5
EndoCardium
DEFINITION 5 The endocardium is the innermost layer of tissue that lines the chambers of the heart.
Pericardium
The pericardium (from the Greek - /perikardion/) is a double- walled sac that contains the heart and the roots of the great vessels. TERM 7
Superior Vena Cava
DEFINITION 7 The superior vena cava(also known as the Precava) is a large diameter, yet short vein that carries deoxygenated blood from the upper half of the body to the heart's right atrium. TERM 8
Right Atrium
DEFINITION 8 The right atrium (in older texts termed the "right auricle") is one of four chambers (two atria and two ventricles) in the human heart. TERM 9
Tricuspid
Valve
DEFINITION 9 The tricuspid valve (also known as the right atrioventricular valve) is on the right side of the heart, between the right atrium and the right ventricle. TERM 10
Right Ventricle
DEFINITION 10 The right ventricle is one of four chambers (two atria and two ventricles) in the human heart.
Aortic
Valve
The aortic valve is one of the valves of the heart. TERM 17
Aorta
DEFINITION 17 The aorta (; from Greek - - aort, from - - aeir "I lift, raise") is the largest artery in the body, originating from the left ventricle of the heart and extends down to the abdomen, where it branches off into two smaller arteries (the common iliacs). TERM 18
Coronary Vessels
DEFINITION 18 Coronary circulation is the circulation of blood in the blood vessels of the heart muscle.
